Vibratory soap dispenser



30, 1947. I E, PL S 2,433,708

VIBRATORY SOAP DISPENSER Filed March 9, i945 IN V EN TOR.

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Patented Dec. 30, 1947 Eduardo Alonso Planas llabana, Quba Claims. (o1.- 222- 161) ,This, invention relates to new and useful improvements in a. soap dispenser.

More specifically, vthelpresent invention :proposesthe construction df-a soapjidispensenfor Two brackets .are. secured to the support l 0, jthetop bracket}! having'a largeeye J5 and the 1' bottom bracketfllfi having a smaller eye l1. .Ea'ch bracket, i'sfmadejof. a. strip .of metal bent to prodispensing liquid soap adapted to operatei by 5 'videithe eyeiand extending therefrom two legs vibration of the .dispenser.'

[Still further, it is proposedto provide a dis-- ,penser as aforesaid having means forv holding an jinverted bottleof .liquidfso'ap in such' a manner that one end of the bottle can be vibratedj to 7 cause afdischargeof liquid soap from thevibrated end of the bottle, .this i latter end having an ejec- ..'t'io n nozzle.

Affurther. object is top-rovide a dispenseras aforesaid in which the "bottor'n or discharge end of the liquid soap bottle is loosely. held, permitting vibrating, but is retained .forlimitedvibra- ,tory movement only. a g

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be, had to the'following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novelfeatures of the ,invention are more particularly set forth. 5

' In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. ,1 is a perspective ,view of a liquid soap vibratory' dispenser constructed jin accordance with this invention.

Fig. -2 is a central sectional view of the dispenser of Fig. 1, vibratory positions of parts of ,bottle cap.

Fig-'6 is an enlarged perspective view of a Fig. '7 is an enlarged reverse ,section onthe "The liquid soap vibratory dispenser, according to this invention, comprises a support It] adapted to be secured to a wall, door or other similar location at the place where it is desired to dispense the soap, such as in a lavatory, bathroom or kitchen. Support l0 includes a rectangular plate H, which may be of metal, wood, plastic, tile or other suitable material, and two cross pieces I2 held to the plate II by screws l3 forming the means for connecting the support It! to the aforesaid wall. Plate II is made quite thin, adapting it to vibrate between the screws [3, the cross pieces l2 holding the plate ll away from the aforesaid wall so that it is free to vibrate.

I8 ending 'in"feet""l9,secured to they plate l'lj'b'y screws 20. The legs were connected adjacent the' e'yej by a b'oltZl. These brackets areinadeof "thinmetal adapted to vibrate.

. .A nozzle 22 having .a cylindrical wall23 is, secured, as by soldering, in the eye l1. The nozzle .22 is .open'at the top .and is closed atthe bottom jlby a two-ply. Wall 24 having a conical jet orifice i 25. Afbottle, support 26 is supported on the nozzle j,22jjby a-flange '21 of, the. support which rests onthe top edge of the bracket 16 and nozzle 22. This bottle "supportflhas, a. neck '28 of smaller outside ?diameter' than theinside diameter of the nozzle, theneck 28 being disposed loosely in the nozzle.

The liquid soap is disposed in abottle 29, preferably o'f glass,set upside'down in theidispenserand ,forming a part thereof. The bottle 29 is of the usual, type having a small top or neck 30 exterv'na'lly threaded. This neck is adapted to fit, fairly snugly, in the support 26. Acap 3| is [threaded onfthe neck of the bottle closing the bottle. Cap '3lfhas a jetorifice 32., In assembling the bottle in'tl'ie dispens'efiit is firstf'filled with liquid soap only to anextent such that certain amountof .a'irwill beat the upper end of the bottle when it is invertedin the dispenser. Then the support isput over the bottle neck and the cap 3| screwed thereon. The outside diameter of the bottle support is smaller than'the inside diameter of the eye of the top bracket so that it willslide therethrough, permitting assemblage of the bottle with the support, connected thereto with the dis- Ipenlser.

The eye l! of the bottom bracket [6 is provided with autab' '33 connected to the outside'face of the eyeby screws '34. This tab providesmeans [for vibrating the dispenser.

1 The operation of the 'dispensergis as. follows:

Assumingthabottleis in the dispenser and that there is an air space in the bottle above the liquid soap therein, all that is necessary in order to cause the dispenser to discharge liquid soap, is to touch the tab 33 and jar it sufficiently to cause the bottom bracket to vibrate. This causes vibration of other parts of the dispenser. For instance, the support l0 may vibrate and the upper bracket may vibrate. However, the main vibration will be of the lower bracket and especially of the nozzle 22.

The lower bracket vibrating, the bottle is vibrated, agitating the liquid soap and causing a small amount to be discharged either as drops of liquid or as foam through the jet orifice 32 of the cap and then through the jet orifice 25 of the nozzle. This vibration may be extended by repeated jarring of the tab 33 until the desired amount of liquid soap has been discharged. When the device is at rest that is to say, when it is not being vibrated, the liquid cannot escape from the bottle due to the fact that the nozzle jet of the cap is small and no air can slip through to release the liquid, the air only being able to pass when the liquid is-being agitated.

From the foregoing description it will beseen' that the dispenser of the present invention has no working parts which can Wear out, become clogged with soap or become loose. Furthermore,

it is always ready for use. It also maybe made of available and economical materials.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications comprising thin supporting plate having its coming within the scope of the invention as de- 1. A liquid soap dispenser adapted to dispense soap in response to vibration of said dispenser comprising a pair of vertically spacedbrackets, each of thin metal construction adapted to vibrate, each bracket having. an eye, the eye of the top bracket being in line with and larger than the eye of the bottom bracket, a nozzle secured in said bottom bracketeye and having an ejection orifice, a bottl for containing liquid soap, said bottle having a reduced neck, a bottle support mounted on said bottom .bracketeye having a reduced neck extending in said nozzle, said support neck having an outside diameter less than the inside diameter of said nozzle and having a central bore, said bottle being mounted in inverted position with its neck fitting closely in said bore, a cap secured on said bottle neck" having an ejection orifice in line with said nozzle orifice, whereby by shaking said bottom bracket to vibrate said dispenser, the liquid soap in said bottle will be agitated, causing the discharge of some of said liquid through said ejection orifices, and a tab on the eye of said bottom bracket for use in manually causing said vibrations.

2. A liquid soap dispenser adapted to dispense soap in response to vibration of said dispenser comprising a thin supporting plate having its upper and lower ends provided with means for securing said plate in spaced relation to a wall, thereby permitting said plate to flex between its ends, a pair of vertically spaced brackets attached to said supporting plate between the ends thereof, each bracket having an eye, the eye of the top bracket being in line with and larger than said ejection orifices.

4 the eye of the bottom bracket, a nozzle secured in said bottom bracket eye and having an ejection orifice, a bottle for containing liquid soap, said bottle having a reduced neck, a bottle support mounted on said bottom bracket eye having a reduced neck extending in said nozzle, said support neck having an outside diameter less than the inside diameter of said nozzle and havin a entra1 bore, said bottle being mounted in inverted position in said eyes with its neck extending through said bore, and a cap secured on said bottle neck having an ejection orifice inline with said nozzleorifice, whereby by shaking said bottom bracket to vibrate said dispenser, the liquidsoap in said bottle will be agitated, causing theejection of some of said liquid through said ejection orifices, and a tab secured to said bottom bracket for use in vibrating said dispenser. v

3. A liquid soap dispenser adapted to dispense soap in response to vibration of said dispenser upper and lower ends provided with means for securing said plate in spaced relation to a wall, thereby permitting said plate to fiex between its ends, a pair of vertically spaced brackets, each bracket having an eye and two legs, said legs being united adjacent said eye and diverging horizontally outwardly therefrom and being attached with their spaced ends to said supporting plate, the eye of the top bracket being in line with and larger than the eye of the bottom bracket, a nozzle secured in said bottom bracket eye andhaving an ejection orifice, a bottle for containing liquid soap, said bottle having a redueed neck, a bottle support mounted on said bottom bracket eye having a reduced neck extending in said nozzle, said'support neck having an outside die meter less than the inside diameter of said nozzle and having a central bore, said bottle being mounted in inverted position with its neck extending through said bore, a cap secured on said bottle neck having an ejection orifice in line with said nozzle orifice, whereby by shaking said bottom bracket to vibrate said d spenser the liquid soap in said bottle will. be agitated, causing the ejection of some of said liquid through ED. ALONSO PLANAS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS I Name Date 7 Reddington-Drager Dec. 6, 1932 

